Nikon D70S - Manual (Page 118)

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Taking Photographs—Using a Remote Contr
ol
3 Frame the photograph. In autofocus (AF)
mode, the camera shutter-release button can
be used to check focus, although only the
shutter release-button on the remote control
can be used to release the shutter.
Cover the Viewfi nder
To ensure correct ex po sure in modes other than M, cover the viewfi nder
eyepiece with your hand or with the supplied DK-5 eyepiece cap before
pressing the shutter-release button. This will pre vent light entering via
the viewfi nder from in ter fer ing with the autoexposure operation. The
DK-5 can be attached by removing the viewfi nder eyepiece cup and slid-
ing the DK-5 down to cover the viewfi nder eyepiece.
To use the remote control:
1 Mount the camera on a tripod (recommended) or place the camera on a
stable, level sur face.
2 Press the button and ro tate main com-
mand dial until (delayed remote) or (quick
response remote) is displayed in the control
panel.
1—Beep ( 138)
This option controls the beep that sounds during the two-second count-down in de-
layed remote mode or when the shutter is released in quick-response remote mode.
25—Remote ( 154)
The length of time before the camera automatically cancels delayed remote or quick-
response remote mode can be chosen from one, fi ve, ten, or fi fteen minutes.